Obscure Destinies
by Cather, Willa
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Cotuit, Massachusetts, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Alfred A. Knopf. Good. 1932. Hardcover. SIGNED limited (260c on Nihon Japan Vellum) first edition. Gilt white vellum spine soiled, Green paper covered boards rubbed, faded, soiled. End papers show stains (residue of lacking glassine?).; 7.4 X 5.5 X 1.1 inches; 230 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Isaiah Thomas Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1113R470237
- Title
- Obscure Destinies
- Author
- Cather, Willa
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Date Published
- 1932
Terms of Sale
Isaiah Thomas Books
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About the Seller
Isaiah Thomas Books
Biblio member since -1
Cotuit, Massachusetts
About Isaiah Thomas Books
Member: Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America, International League of Antiquarian Booksellers, Massachusetts and Rhode Island Antiquarian Booksellers. "One of the finest in N.E. (&) the premier used book shop on Cape Cod" - Used Book Lovers Guide. We have about 70,000 booksv Located half way between Falmouth and Hyannis, we are named in honor of the famous colonial era printer and philantrophist, founder (1812) of the American Antiquarian Society in Worcester, where we in 1969. There we were stewards and renewers of a decorative Queen Anne Victorian. On Cape Cod since 1969, we take care of the newest (1860) Crocker family home in Barnstable's village of Cotuit: a tall peaked Italianate now painted pink and four other colors. The owner's training has included work in four libraries and apprenticeship with the Irving Ephraim (1908) - 1989) who began his own career during the depression. Assistants have always known the meaning of "book person." Remembering with fondness Mr. E. and the enormous influence of our home town librarians, we try to continue their tradition of service. Open Tues. - Sat. 10 - 5, Sun. 12 - 5. Open Monday in the summer.
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- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....